Mohave County miner., 1887-01-02
a FAMILY PROCESSION.

ssiiiiosairtt's cssaS,ss. 0.,ing Ont Tsss
ihs ConsIery-xhs Eatits Ossat. e
The magniHrencs and state In which
nonne Of our more pirtentious families
tnsvel. not only ast, ashes the natives,
but is apr to tAks the breath ont OF = city
naan who Is accustoCnld to the display u
shs same raople u Dwn. Iwas driving
along the Hudson the last week In July.
when I rhss well -kuowii New Fork
faInily moving o,it TO their country house
tor the month OF August. The daughter
OF the liQu9 and two young brothers
were riding ahead ,m tlieir favoriss
horses followed at distance by q sedate
Rrtsrn. ~ t l8 ~
You'll meet the rest Of us half mile
back /" she said: "sucl, q caravan! And
we only live here q nlsnth. Tor were ,ex-
pectd at Lenox on the Is u OF 6epten.
beEss~~p~-ss .sss~,ss.vgs s~lT ssssse.-s ssSssss
Then they all cai,tered nn. Over the
brcv Of the hill observed a small vii-
lage cart with cool little miss driving
a pony and u footman in everyday attire
working like % Trojan To keep sIna
army of poosilcs IN the cart and prevent
another hatch Of dogs. that were chained
81 tIae tail of the cart aud running be-
hind. from being drayseI in the dust.
There were fox terriers. a small bull dog.
water spaniel. and y yelpins skye in
the cart. while two bird dogs n big deer
hcvnd. and an Irish setter srnt up u
base chorus from the rear. Tile footrnan
was what country girls wmli technically
dc. cribs as ~ sight B.hinl this litt .
fea'I,ye OF the parade came the family
carriage with the mother anil two maids
ami the biz coachnsa. There were
bundls-s AMI wraps and two bird cares
and an entire absence Of the heal Of the
fa,nily. who was SO ba-y that hs had de
ciisi to run mp later on tle train. Wise
man. just behind the family carriage
sasi n coach resplen,lent, aili gorgeous
with -four superb thoroughbrs,ds ambliag
ami paving the dust. las"f3
The o'd-st son OF the house--he Ia hut
2l--was on the box seat. but beside him
was the regular guard Of the coach ready
to lend hand In an emergency. The
Oldest snn held the reins proudly. II had
been his$ ambition to ait in his fathers
sest for ten years, and this wns the first
time II had ever been gratifisl. A raw
and rather tleicately built hoy IL likely
tn hare all he can do to manage q
sp.rit'l foar in hand. Hs was happy.
II had been stipulated that the guard
should sit beside him and that he should
mt pass the family carriage. which
moved at the regulation speed. Never
theess he was in clover. Two boy frien Is
sat on ono of the brosi seats dressed in
yacasing toggery and chaffing the driver
~ they consumed innuinerable cigarettes.
Directly behind them were two immense
Express wagons, each with three horses
abreast. They were loaded with trunks.
boxes ani halsa. Following them were
twn carriages and a light bickbo ir.l.
made Of white ash. all towed by the
horses and wagon OF prominent firm Of
earring builders.
] confess that at this point I began tn
tn wonder when the procession would
come to an end turned tend IN the
road and encountered the SNUG VIA 20 Ut
|" "t'i hbo"H "so "ts'
driving a team Of trotters that are known
to every horseman i'm America. Ii was
picture to see the care aud daintiness
with which he drove. steering the valu.
able animals clear Of pebbles on the road
that another man would not have seer..
and talking and Whispering to them COLI
stantly. TIE horses sleek and we.
gr' r',omed coats Sl,ons IN she sun like oilel
silk. and their sensitive ears swept back
ani forth at every sonnd of the drivers
voice. As they no~-'d slong their small
hoofs and clean cut legs fairly dancsI.
They were 10th to touch the ground.
never saw prestier sight than t.,at pair
Of sturiy horses. On the box by the
driver lolleJ the butler. without coat.
dignity or collar. smoking huge cigar
and looking extremely larky and happy.
Within the coach there was a picturesque
jumble OF cook. and bo,isenaills.
red faced, laughing and over.
dressed. A small baggage wagon. with
tricycle.. a blcycls and baby carriage,
finally brought the family procession to
a close. Who says America has no
leisure class?--Cor. Brooklyn Eagle.
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